It appears that the lavish lifestyles of LA attorneys is in the news these days with Michael Avenatti’s indictments and now a stoush involving prominent plaintiff attorney Thomas Girardi and a litigation funder seeking repayment of an alleged $15 million loan. Girardi, married to ‘Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ star Erika Jayne, has been involved […]
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Law Office Study as a Unique Way to Pass the Bar So Kim Kardashian West is becoming an attorney? According to her interview with Vogue out yesterday, she plans to by 2022. For aspiring attorneys out there, there is a firm question. What is the best and most reliable way to become an attorney in
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Game of Thrones, or “GoT” for the millions who know and love the cult show, has n it would seem, but what is a leading attorney like Matthew Syrkin, a partner and chair of the Hughes Hubbard Media Group, doing behind the scenes. A unique deal, that’s what. In fact, the sort of deal that
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An actor-turned-attorney has developed a starring role in the #Metoo movement in the wake of the Harvey Weinstein sexual harassment revelations. An entertainment lawyer of the year in 2015 she is a former actress, singer and dancer she told ‘Variety’ that she attributed her success in the area by remaining ‘cool and credible’. A partner
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The death of British actor Albert Finney brings to mind the busy year the Oscar-winning actor had almost two decades ago when – among other movies – he achieved a nomination for his role in Erin Brockovich He played California lawyer Ed Masry, opposite Julia roberts as Erin Brockovich. Masry was a veteran Los Angeles
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How difficult it is for a woman in law to somehow manage a busy and successful legal life and an equally successful private life? It’s a career conundrum that women face and have to deal with in the face of increasing calls for greater achievement and success in the law. A recent Times article on
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The LawFuel Power List Shows More Women Climbing the Power Ladder in New Zealand Law Profession LawFuel.com – 30 January 2019 – The LawFuel Power List of the country’s most powerful lawyers has Attorney General David Parker at the head of the list, replacing last year’s top lister, Governor General Dame Patsy Reddy. David Parker,
The trial of ‘El Chapo’, aka Joaquin Guzman, has seen his defense lawyer Jeffrey Lichtman, 53, once more thrust into the headlines following his high profile defense of Mafia don John Gotti Jr, who Lichtman kept out of prison for 12 years. Lichtman is representing El Chapo on the international conspiracy indictments filed by the
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At 87, this retired police colonel is about to embark on a new career, training as a lawyer But at 87, Ibarra Mariano is not yet done ticking off his checklist in life as he pursues his dream. On Sunday afternoon, Mariano was among the first to come out of University of Santo Tomas after finishing
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It was a day that was inevitable . . but also unequalled in its expressions of love and support for the much loved Otago Law School Dean Dr Mark Henaghan, who retired this week after more than 40 years’ at his beloved law school. And appropriately, it was a Family Law lecture and Laws 101
